This year, The Wiz celebrates its 50th birthday; the show opened January 5, 1975, at the Majestic Theatre. And what better way to celebrate than with a new national tour? Before the national tour eases on down …

Jennifer Ashley Tepper's The Jonathan Larson Project began performances Off-Broadway February 14, with opening night set for March 10 at the Orpheum Theatre. Directed by John Simpkins, the project celebrates th…

The new cast of The Wiz is getting ready to ease on down the road, and Playbill has a first look! Above, see the cast of the show, led by Dana Cimone as Dorothy, sing "He's the Wizard" and "What Would I Do If I…

The new cast of The Wiz is getting ready to ease on down the road, and Playbill has a first look! Above, see the cast of the show, led by Dana Cimone as Dorothy, sing "Ease on Down the Road" and "Be a Lion." …

The New York City Center Encores! production of Urinetown began its run February 5, with performances set to continue through February 16—meet the company and creatives in the video above. With a score by Ton…

The Broadway production of Good Night, and Good Luck, co-written by and starring George Clooney, will begin March 12, 2025 at the Winter Garden Theatre ahead of an April 3 opening night. Clooney and Grant Heslo…

The stage adaptation of Schmigadoon!, based on the Apple TV+ series from Cinco Paul, runs at the Kennedy Center through February 9. It follows a couple who go on a trip to rekindle their relationship and then b…

The Jonathan Larson Project begins its Off-Broadway run February 14 and Playbill has an advance look at the show. See the cast perform the late composer's songs in the video in rehearsal above, including "One o…

With a score by Tony winners Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis and a book by Kotis, Urinetown examines the darkest dilemmas of humanity, skewering everything from capitalism to environmental activism. It takes place…

With a score by Tony winners Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis and a book by Kotis, Urinetown examines the darkest dilemmas of humanity, skewering everything from capitalism to environmental activism. It takes place…

Joey Fatone is stepping into the Max Martin jukebox musical & Juliet on Broadway for a limited run until March 16. In & Juliet, Fatone plays Lance, who is a father and, also, a former member of a boy band. Whic…

Are you ready to go back to Schmigadoon? The cast of the new stage musical, based on the Apple TV series, at the Kennedy Center, are ready to take you there. See the cast perform the title song and "Corn Puddi…

Betty Gilpin (Netflix's Glow and American Primeval) is making her Broadway debut beginning January 21 as a manic Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!, taking over for star/writer Cole Escola, at the Lyceum Theatre.

Erika Jayne, of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and 2007 dance hit “Roller Coaster” fame, returns to the Broadway production of Chicago January 20, and she's ready to step back into Roxie Hart's silver…

Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play English began previews January 3 at the Todd Haimes Theatre on Broadway ahead of a January 23 opening night. Above, Toossi and the show's cast explains how the play di…

Redwood is a new musical starring Tony winner Idina Menzel, with music by newcomer Kate Diaz and lyrics by Diaz and Landau. It begins performances January 24, ahead of a February 13 opening night. See the Redwo…

The Broadway revival of Parade is gearing up for its national tour and Playbill has exclusive footage of the cast performing songs from the show in rehearsal. In the video above, see Trevor James and the cast p…

Broadway’s animal whisperer spills the secrets behind the stage's most iconic furry friends.

Did you know that Sandy in the original Broadway production of Annie was a rescue dog? Over the years, animal trainer Bill Berloni has adopted over 300 animals, which he has used in various shows on Broadway—…

Get ready with #rupaulsdragrace's #Alaska5000 as she discusses the inspiration for #DragTheMusical and how #LizaMinnelli got involved as a producer.

RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars Winner Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 has written a musical! Co-written with Tomas Costanza and Ashley Gordon, Drag: The Musical follows two rival drag bars, each fighting for survival wh…

The revival of Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim's musical Gypsy is currently running at the Majestic Theatre. It stars six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald as Rose, Joy Woods as Louise, Jordan Tyson…

Leslye Headland's Cult of Love officially opened on Broadway at Second Stage's Helen Hayes Theater December 12. Centering on the four adult children of the Dahl family and their partners as they return home for…

Jessica Vosk will perform at Carnegie Hall December 20 and 21, in an evening that will feature the New York Pops, as well as songs from her holiday album Sleigh (yes, it's a pun). You can also catch her nightly…

Stark Sands and Adrian Blake Enscoe play brothers in the Avett Brothers musical Swept Away now on Broadway. Fresh off of recording the Swept Away cast album the night before, the pair brought along a banjo and …

The Left on Tenth star, Peter Gallagher, looks back on his Broadway memories, including the wise words that have kept him going.

The Tony-nominated actor is back on Broadway in "Left on Tenth." Above, he shares memories from his stage career, including that time he saw the final dress rehearsal of a new musical called "Phantom of the Ope…

Colombian singer, songwriter, and musician Sebastián Yatra (Encanto’s "Dos Oruguitas”) makes his Broadway debut November 25 in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre. The Latin Gramm…

Meet the latest musical theatre creator featured on Playbill's Songwriter Series.

On November 14, Wicked had its premiere in New York City at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Broadway's Death Becomes Her began performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre October 23 ahead of a November 21 opening night. It is based on the film of the same name. Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard are leadin…

Maybe Happy Ending is currently running at Broadway's Belasco Theatre. Set in South Korea, the work follows a Helperbot 3 (played by Darren Criss) that has been deemed obsolete. When his Helperbot neighbor (pla…

Swept Away is currently running at Broadway's Longacre Theatre. Leading the cast are Tony winner John Gallagher, Jr. (Spring Awakening) as Mate, Stark Sands (Kinky Boots) as Big Brother, Adrian Blake Enscoe (Di…

This year, two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle celebrates his 25th year on Broadway, from "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Peter and the Starcatcher," "Something Rotten!", "Tammy Faye" and the three weeks he w…

Dancer Charli D'Amelio begins performances in the ensemble of & Juliet on Broadway October 29. & Juliet flips the script on the William Shakespeare classic, imagining what would happen next if Juliet hadn’t e…

Playbill is turning 140. To celebrate, we asked Broadway's brightest about the first time they appeared in a Playbill.

Walden by Amy Berryman is currently playing Off-Broadway at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theater. Opening night is November 7 and the show runs through November 24. It stars Shameless's Emmy Rossum and Succession'…

"Ragtime"—created by Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally—will play a limited run at New York City Center October 30 to November 10. The show will star Nichelle Lewis as Sarah, Colin Donnell …

It's Playbill's 140th anniversary. So we're pulling the curtain back on some theatre magic.

The upcoming concept album of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis' new musical Warriors is set to release October 18 via Atlantic Records. It is based on the 1979 film The Warriors. Grammy Award winner Nas is exe…

The musical retelling of Louis Armstrong's life, through the eyes of his four wives, is currently running on Broadway at Studio 54.

Rehearsals are underway for The Devil Wears Prada, with previews scheduled to begin October 24 at London's Dominion Theatre. The musical, based on the hit film and book of the same name, features music by Elton…

Playbill is turning 140. To celebrate, we asked Broadway's brightest about the first time they appeared in a Playbill.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is currently running in a limited engagement through December 20 with a cast that includes Donnie Milligan, Kevin McHale, Philippe Arroyo, Leana Rae Concepcion, Beanie…

The Notebook's newest young Allie and young Noah gave an exclusive performance to Playbill of one of the show's many love songs.

Playbill is turning 140. To celebrate, we asked Broadway's brightest about the first time they appeared in a Playbill.

The new musical from the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars is currently running Off-Broadway at New World Stages.

She's come hooommmmeeeee at last! The revival of Sunset Boulevard is currently running on Broadway.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is about to get a star-studded production at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. And Playbill got an advance look. Above, see the show's cast (including Tony winner…

Playbill is turning 140. To celebrate, we asked Broadway's brightest about the first time they appeared in a Playbill.

Fresh from receiving a Tony Award for Lifetime Achivement, three-time competitive Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien walks through his career, from his start as an assistant director in “You Can’t Take It With …

The Thornton Wilder classic is back on Broadway, directed by Kenny Leon, and featuring a diverse cast.

Featuring a book, music, and lyrics by the Lazours (Daniel and Patrick), We Live in Cairo is inspired by the young Egyptians who took to the streets amidst the throes of the Arab Spring. The show will play at N…

Jordan Tyson plays Young Allie in "The Notebook," based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, is playing now at the Schoenfeld Theatre. Video editing and direction by Ethan Treiman.

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club recently welcomed its two new leads and Playbill's Jeffrey Vizcaíno sat down with them to chat about stepping into the iconic roles.

Watch the company of Little Shop of Horrors and alum celebrate the production's 5th anniversary with an out-of-this-world unveiling and performances.

The cast of The Big Gay Jamboree talk about their "demented" new musical, from Titanique creator Marla Mindelle, and Jonathan Parks-Ramage and Philip Drennen.

McNeal, currently running at Lincoln Center, is about an author who decides to use A.I. in his work. See the cast, led by Oscar winner Robert Downey Jr, discuss the new Ayad Akhtar play in the video above.

Alyssa Milano begins her run as Roxie Hart in Chicago September 16. Above, she discusses how she got her start in the theatre and is now the mother of a theatre kid.

Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang is currently running at the Todd Haimes Theater and examines what happens when a playwright named DHH (played by Daniel Dae Kim) mistakenly casts a white actor to play an Asian …

Andy Einhorn leads the Gypsy orchestra in a special performance of the show's overture at the newly reopened Majestic Theatre on Broadway.

The Louis Armstrong biomusical begins performances October 16 at Broadway's Studio 54.

Meet the latest musical theatre creator featured on Playbill's Songwriter Series.

Britney Spears musical Once Upon a One More Time is getting the Broadway JR. treatment from Music Theatre International. We talk to the artists creating it—plus the show’s original Broadway star Briga Heela…

As David Henry Hwang gears up for Yellowface on Broadway, watch the Tony winner reflect on his Broadway memories, including how he transformed "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song", the importance of Asi…

Playbill sits down on the FringeShip with Rob Madge, creator of My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?). Rob shares the 'great conversations' they had with once-skeptical fathers after an hour of transformation…

Joseph Martin and Linus Karp of Awkward Productions share how they landed on Gwyneth Paltrow's lawsuit ("I lost half a day of skiing!") as inspiration for their new musical.

Dylan Mulvaney's hysterical one-woman show charts her transition from gay best friend to (self-described) FAGHAG.

Fashionable, cerebral, and hilarious: comedian ALOK (from Netflix's Gender Agenda) brings their stand up show to the Edinburgh Fringe.